Gildan SF500B - Youth Softstyle Midweight Fleece Hoodie - Dark Heather

The Gildan SF500B is the youth Softstyle Midweight Fleece Hoodie, the youth-sized member of the SF500 family in the same 8.4 oz 80/20 ring-spun cotton/polyester body as the adult SF500, built on a 100% ring-spun cotton face yarn. The cotton face is the point: most youth value hoodies run a poly-rich blend that fights the ink, but the SF500B lays its print on a 100% ring-spun cotton face yarn so it prints closer to a ring-spun youth tee while keeping a midweight 8.4 oz body that holds shape and warmth, and it sits on the same colour card and artwork as the adult SF500. That makes it the hoodie a shop reaches for when a program needs to cover kids on the same run as adults with a soft retail-feel fleece and a print-friendly face, the default for school and team hoodies, youth fashion and merch lines, family and matching-set programs, and any run where a soft hand and a clean print decide the order over a boxy poly-rich value hoodie.

The SF500B prints like the adult SF500 and like a ring-spun blank on its standard colours, since the face yarn is 100% cotton. For screen printing, the cotton face holds bold spot colour and fine detail; print straight to the light standard colours and lay a white underbase on the darks, scaled down to the youth print area, the brushed fleece face taking the ink cleanly. For water-based and discharge, the 100% cotton face yarn on the standard 80/20 colours strips and lays the ink in for a soft print with only a slight muting from the 20% polyester, the right method for a soft youth fleece, though the 50/50 Dark Heather will not discharge to the same result. For DTF, the transfer bonds to the cotton face at standard heat-press settings across every colour, the most consistent single method on Sport Grey and Dark Heather as well as the standard colours. For DTG, the cotton-rich standard colours pre-treat and print bright on the 100% cotton face, muted on the 50/50 Dark Heather. For embroidery, the 8.4 oz midweight body takes a youth-scaled left-chest or back design with a cut-away backing, a stable base for a dense fill kept light on the smaller body. For vinyl and HTV, solid heat-transfer vinyl and team numbering press clean on the cotton face. The caveat is the heathers: Ring Spun Sport Grey is a 75/25 that behaves close to a solid, but Dark Heather is a 50/50 where the polyester migrates and discharge fades to a tonal result, so treat it like a blend with a grey poly-block underbase on the dark and a lower cure. Sublimation does not apply, since the cotton-dominant body is not a polyester sublimation substrate.

• Brand: Gildan
• Style: SF500B (Gildan Softstyle Midweight Fleece Youth Hoodie)
• Fabric: 80/20 ring-spun cotton/polyester with a 100% ring-spun cotton face yarn; Ring Spun Sport Grey 75/25; Dark Heather 50/50 cotton/polyester
• Weight: 8.4 oz/yd2 (midweight)
• Construction: Softstyle midweight fleece with a brushed cotton face. Two-piece dyed-to-match jersey-lined hood with drawcord. Front pouch pocket. 1x1 ribbed cuffs and waistband. Dropped-shoulder classic youth fit. Double-needle hem and topstitching. Tear-away label. CPSIA tracking-label compliant.
• Fit: Youth classic fit
• Sizes: XS, S, M, L, XL (youth)
• Colors available: 15+ colours across standard and heather shades (check current availability on the product page)
• Ordering: available by the piece or by the case; confirm current packing per case for your colour and size before a large order
• Care: Machine wash cold. Tumble dry low.

The reorder note specific to this style: the standard colours run an 80/20 with a 100% cotton face while Ring Spun Sport Grey is a cotton-rich 75/25 and Dark Heather is a 50/50, so confirm whether your colour is a standard shade or a heather before a repeat run, because the 50/50 Dark Heather will not discharge or DTG to the same result as the cotton-face standards and needs a poly-block underbase. The SF500B is CPSIA tracking-label compliant for children's apparel. Pair the SF500B with the adult Gildan SF500 to run the same Softstyle fleece body and artwork across youth and adult sizes, and cross-shop the Gildan G185B Heavy Blend Youth Hoodie when a program wants a value 50/50 youth fleece. TheClothingSpace stocks the SF500B at wholesale pricing with bulk discounts that increase as case and unit quantities rise, among the lowest prices online for this style, with fast US shipping on stocked colours.

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